charm
/t͡ʃɑɹm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.12 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
Example Sentences
- "a charm against evil"
- "It works like a charm."
- "The witch, repository of hieratic lore and folk legends and occult arcana, became the distributor of philtres and unguents, electuaries and pastilles, herbs and charms and incantations - directed toward sexual pleasures and amatory satisfactions."
- "He had great personal charm."
- "She tried to win him over with her charms."
- "[…]the charm of Beauties powerful glance."
Etymology
From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”). Displaced native Old English lybb (“drug, poison, charm”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /t͡ʃɑɹm/
- British English: /tʃɑːm/